The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 29 and 30 July.
Medalists
| Gold | Aliuska López Cuba
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| Silver | Birgit Wolf West Germany
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| Bronze | Zhanna Gurbanova Soviet Union
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Results
Final
29 July
Wind: -2.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Aliuska López | Cuba |
13.23 | |
 |
Birgit Wolf | West Germany |
13.51 | |
 |
Zhanna Gurbanova | Soviet Union |
13.64 | |
| 4 | Yuliya Filipova | Soviet Union |
13.76 | |
| 5 | Anna Leszczyńska |  Poland |
13.92 | |
| 6 | Michaela Hübel | West Germany |
14.15 | |
| Jacqui Agyepong |  United Kingdom |
DQ | ||
| Terry Robinson |  United States |
DNF |
Semifinals
30 July
Semifinal 1
Wind: +1.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliuska López | Cuba |
12.96 | Q |
| 2 | Yuliya Filipova | Soviet Union |
13.57 | Q |
| 3 | Anna Leszczyńska | Poland |
13.67 | Q |
| 4 | Terry Robinson | United States |
13.68 | q |
| 5 | Michaela Hübel | West Germany |
13.86 | q |
| 6 | Brigita Bukovec |  Yugoslavia |
13.96 | |
| 7 | Rita Rosseland |  Norway |
14.13 | |
| 8 | Louise Fraser | United Kingdom |
14.14 |
Semifinal 2
Wind: +3.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birgit Wolf | West Germany |
13.49 w | Q |
| 2 | Zhanna Gurbanova | Soviet Union |
13.62 w | Q |
| 3 | Jacqui Agyepong | United Kingdom |
13.86 w | Q |
| 4 | Wang Shu-Hua |  Chinese Taipei |
13.86 w | |
| 5 | Gillian Russell |  Jamaica |
13.95 w | |
| 6 | Lisa Wells | United States |
14.08 w | |
| 7 | Val Beckles |  Canada |
14.61 w | |
| Yanelis Valiente | Cuba |
DNF |
Repechage Heat
29 July Wind: -0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Fraser | United Kingdom |
14.22 | q |
| Monika Bauernfried |  Austria |
DNF |
Heats
29 July
Heat 1
Wind: -1.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhanna Gurbanova | Soviet Union |
13.77 | Q |
| 2 | Anna Leszczyńska | Poland |
13.89 | Q |
| 3 | Terry Robinson | United States |
13.93 | Q |
| 4 | Val Beckles | Canada |
13.97 | q |
| 5 | Louise Fraser | United Kingdom |
14.22 | q |
| 6 | Michelle Deverell |  Australia |
14.43 | |
| 7 | Filiz Türker |  Turkey |
14.50 | |
| Michelle Freeman | Jamaica |
DQ |
Heat 2
Wind: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birgit Wolf | West Germany |
13.74 | Q |
| 2 | Lisa Wells | United States |
14.10 | Q |
| 3 | Gillian Russell | Jamaica |
14.19 | Q |
| 4 | Monika Bauernfried | Austria |
14.22 | |
| 5 | Regina Gabarró |  Spain |
14.43 | |
| 6 | Carolina Gutiérrez |  Argentina |
14.49 | |
| 7 | Vanessa Jack |  New Zealand |
14.73 |
Heat 3
Wind: -1.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliuska López | Cuba |
13.51 | Q |
| 2 | Jacqui Agyepong | United Kingdom |
13.72 | Q |
| 3 | Michaela Hübel | West Germany |
14.05 | Q |
| 4 | Rita Rosseland | Norway |
14.09 | q |
| 5 | Brigita Bukovec | Yugoslavia |
14.19 | q |
| 6 | Chan Sau Ying |  Hong Kong |
15.09 | |
| 7 | Clarice Kuhn |  Brazil |
29.55 |
Heat 4
Wind: -2.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuliya Filipova | Soviet Union |
13.93 | Q |
| 2 | Yanelis Valiente | Cuba |
13.99 | Q |
| 3 | Wang Shu-Hua | Chinese Taipei |
14.24 | Q |
| 4 | María José Mardomingo | Spain |
14.52 | |
| 5 | Karen Knight | Australia |
14.71 | |
| 6 | Andrea Little | Canada |
14.86 | |
| Hope Obika |  Nigeria |
DNS |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
- Argentina (1)
- Australia (2)
- Austria (1)
- Brazil (1)
- Canada (2)
- Chinese Taipei (1)
- Cuba (2)
- Hong Kong (1)
- Jamaica (2)
- New Zealand (1)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Spain (2)
- Turkey (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
- West Germany (2)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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